Zincwarrior
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This is an official..wait, what, why??? JFK wants to prohibit scientists from publishing articles in the leading medical journals. Um ok.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that he may bar government scientists from publishing in the world’s leading medical journals, instead proposing the creation of “in-house” publications by his agency — the latest in the Trump administration’s attacks on scientific institutions.
“We’re probably going to stop publishing in the Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and those other journals because they’re all corrupt,” Kennedy said during an appearance on the “Ultimate Human” podcast. He also described the journals as being under the control of pharmaceutical companies.
The three journals he named, all established in the 1800s, publish original, peer-reviewed research and play a central role in disseminating medical findings worldwide. JAMA, published by the American Medical Association, and the Lancet each say they receive more than 30 million annual visits to their sites, while the New England Journal of Medicine says it is read in print and online by more than 1 million people each week.
“We use rigorous peer review and editorial processes to ensure the objectivity and reliability of the research we publish,” a spokesperson for the New England Journal of Medicine said in an emailed statement. “NEJM will continue to focus on publishing scientific breakthroughs to improve the health of Americans and people around the world.”
The other journals did not respond to a request for comment on Kennedy’s remarks.
Kennedy also accused several agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services — including the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services — of being “sock puppets” for the pharmaceutical industry.